Belinda Beeftink, formerly the director of client services at Telmar, has left the advertising media information service and it is understood that she is set to join the IPA, working on its TouchPoints system.Beeftink, who has been at Telmar for around 14 years, was involved with the launch of TouchPoints at Telmar, and an announcement… Continue reading Beeftink Leaves Telmar For The IPA
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The introduction of the new London freesheets was the most important media event of 2006, according to MediaTel NewsLine’s first End of Year Poll.The battle between the new free titles in the summer (see Lunchtime News War Starts Today), proved to be the most significant media event of the year according to NewsLine readers, taking… Continue reading London Freesheet Battle Was Most Significant Media Event Of 2006
The IPA is set to undertake a second TouchPoints Initiative in 2007, following the launch this October of its first integrated planning database that promises to enhance media planning across the industry.It is envisaged that this second initiative will be in the same format as the first (see IPA TouchPoints Goes Live), focusing on a… Continue reading IPA To Undertake Second TouchPoints
The Cinema And Video Industry Audience Research (CAVIAR) is re-branding its research study, labelling it FAME, Film Audience Measurement and Evaluation, according to the Cinema Advertising Association.The CAA acknowledges that the film industry has undergone significant changes and the new research reflects these developments with more refined and focused results.The cinema’s industry currency will be… Continue reading Cinema Research Study Re-Brands
I wonder how many delegates returning to their desks today after the 2006 MRG Conference will heed MRG Chairman, Hugh Johnson’s, parting comment to push for research to be higher in their organisation. It’s a very reasonable plea, and the current technology-led environment is as good a time as any to demonstrate that key business… Continue reading MRG Conference: Vienna Overview
In a whistle-stop five minutes at the MRG Conference in Vienna, Roger Pratt, managing director of the NRS, outlined the six key NRS targets for 2007, four of which look at the current methodology and two at new methodology.Increase Response Rate – In September, the NRS added a financial incentive of £25 in London to… Continue reading MRG Conference: NRS Key Targets for 2007
Gaming is the fastest growing entertainment sector in the world, and is no longer the sole territory of spotty teenagers, according to Nick Tapley, OMD Insight, speaking at the MRG conference in Vienna yesterday.With the average age of a gamer now 29, and over 40% of gamers female, advertisers are increasingly investing in this medium.… Continue reading MRG Conference: Advergaming Offers New Engagement Portal
Catalogues play an important role in driving customers to websites and maintain loyalty through low cost online channels, according to new research from Royal Mail.The research, which takes in UK internet users, said that over 70% stated that they were that they were likely to go to the website after reading the catalogue.In addition, the… Continue reading Catalogues Drive Customers To Websites
The IPA has launched the next stage of the TouchPoints integrated planning database, which is a major step towards enhancing media planning across the industry.The system brings together a wealth of data into an integrated planning system that is able to create a single source measurement of likely contact across all media.“[TouchPoints] is something that… Continue reading IPA TouchPoints Goes Live
The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) is to demonstrate its much awaited second TouchPoints database, the Integrated Planning System, to the planning community at an invitation-only briefing session on October 5.The results of the first IPA TouchPoints survey were released in March and showed a week in the life of a representative sample of… Continue reading IPA Prepares To Demonstrate Second TouchPoints Database